Fabric Flowers

It's been a long time coming,

but I haven't forgotten.

I am in love with these easy do-it-yourself creations.

They're the perfect boredom busters

I just pop in a vid and can twist fabric for hours!

So there are a few different flowers I can make,

but keep in mind there are MANY more types than the ones I show you.

All I did was search youtube videos until I found some good examples that I liked.

My favorite examples though,

I found on Rhohnna Farrers blog:

 It's a looonnnnng video, but skip to about 15min in and she'll start explaining the flowers. And if you don't want to watch the whole thing, I will try to do my best to summarize what I know. To start off you will need....... 1. fabric (I get mine at Walmart because it's the cheapest) 2. fabric scissors 3. A glue gun (it's my best friend) 4. felt (these will be used as "backers" so preferably colors that match your fabric) 5. any accessories/bling (aka buttons, beads, tulle, glitter, feathers...you get the idea) 6. headbands (again, found at Walmart. i use the thin ones) 7. alligator clips (i get mine from Sally's) Once you've gathered all your essentials you can start creating!

{Because Kevin doesn't believe in taking pictures of me for the blog, you get these lovely pictures I had to take myself.}

The SINGED.

Or the overly large beautiful put-it-anywhere flower.

Click HERE for a different version. It's Rhonna's example(and a little easier).

FABRIC = any synthetic material, like silk or polyester

• These flowers only work with special material because they melt, whereas cotton just burns.
• Take one loonnng strip of fabric like 3-4'x2"
• Then cut 1" slits into the fabric starting them close together and then widening them as I get closer to the other end. These turn into your petals.
• Now the fun part. Over an open flame, hold each square petal until it starts melting. It will curl and transform into a rounded petal.
• The tricky part: Now turn this long piece of singed fabric into a flower by curling it in on itself and gluing it into place. It's not easy.

The FLAT. FABRIC = ANY USES = A FELT BACKER

• To begin, cut out a circle from your felt. This is your backer
• Cut out a piece of fabric about 18"x2", this will give you a medium sized flower
• Just remember: the longer the length, the bigger the flower
• Put a dab of hot glue in the center of your felt circle
• Fold in the ends of your piece of fabric, creating a triangle tip, and place on the hot glue
• From here just twist and glue as you go

The POOF.

This flower is probably my favorite looking,

but man,

you will hate your hot glue gun when you're done.

{my blisters speak as proof for this}

FABRIC = ANY

• You do NOT start with a backer. That goes on at the end.
• First, tie your piece of fabric (remember this one will end up "poofier" than the flat flower, so I use a longer piece) in a double knot. This is your starting point.
• From here hold the flower while gluing and twisting. It's not easy, but it looks sooooo cute when you're done! This also takes a lot more practice to perfect. REMEMBER: to not tighten as much as you did with the flat flower. Just LOOSELY TWIST the fabric
• When done twisting and gluing, glue on a backer.